Single account multi-bookmaker odds comparison gaming event online wagering

ABSTRACT

A web page display the gaming odds of a bookmaker for a gaming event with corresponding prices to place a wager with the bookmaker. This information is also displayed for each of several different and unrelated bookmakers, thus allowing the user of the web page to comparison shop for the best odds on a particular gaming event that is offered by one of the displayed bookmakers. An interactive user interface of a client being served the web page sends and a web service receives the selection by the user of the best of the displayed odds that is being offered by one of the bookmakers. The user pays the selected bookmaker the displayed price in exchange for placing the wager. The wager is paid to the selected bookmaker by taking the payment from a financial transaction account issued to the user. This financial transaction account can also be used to pay each and everyone of the displayed bookmakers were they selected by the user for placing a wager. As such, the user is provided with a single account multi-bookmaker odds comparison gaming event online wagering web service.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This PCT Application claims priority to U.S. Provisional ApplicationSer. No. 61/,036,406, titled “Odds Comparison User Interface and System,filed on Mar. 13, 2008, the entire contents of which is incorporatedherein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates generally to gaming, and more particularlyto online gaming odds comparison shopping.

BACKGROUND

Sports betting is done world wide in which a wagerer will play a bet ona sporting event as to who will win, who will lose, or will do so with acertain number of points, for instance. A wagerer may also hedge bets soas to cover a bet with a second bet, so as to reduce a loss or multiplewinnings. Stated otherwise, the wagerer may bet the opposite of theiroriginal wager in order to reduce the amount of action that the wagereryou has on the gaming event.

The odds given for each such wager is typically made by a handicapperwho sports and predicts outcomes of the gaming event. A bookmaker takesbets from wagers in return for a ‘hold’, which is the percentage thebookmaker wins. Stated otherwise, the bookmaker's ‘juice’ is theircommission on taking and settlement bets between wagerers, also known asthe vigorish or ‘vig’. Every game of chance offers the bookmaker acertain statistical advantage or margin to make a profit from makingbook. For a sportsbook, this margin may be between one and four percentfor sports betting. Sportsbooks may rely on a combination of accuratepointspreads and an understanding of how and when to move lines as theirprimary defense against players. Stated otherwise, the sportsbook maymake alterations in their line based on the volume of betting or otherfactors, such as injuries.

The “line” is the handicap, or head start that a favorite in a gamingevent gives to the underdog for betting purposes, or the current odds orpointspread on a particular event. The point spread is a form ofhandicapping in which oddsmakers predict how many points one team needsagainst another in order to even out the public betting on a particulargame. The oddsmaker sets an opening line as the initial point spread foran upcoming gaming event. In the case of a sportsbook operation, theoperation will have a posted list of gaming events and their pointspreads from which a wagerer can select to place a bet.

A bookmaker may have a sports betting limit. Generally, there may bethree factors that sportsbook could consider when establishing sportsbetting limits: (i) the historical accuracy of the lines; (ii) theirprofit trends; and (iii) their customer mix. Sports betting limits, aswell the lines or pointspreads, may vary from one sportsbook to another.Accordingly, it is advantageous for a wagerer to find the sportsbookthat will offer the most favorable odds for a bet that the wagerer wouldlike to make on a gaming event of their choice.

Online web services on the World Wide Web provide side by side pricecomparisons for odds given by various bookmakers. For example, FIG. 8 atreference numeral 800 shows an example webpage of odds posted bydifferent bookmakers 804 for gaming events 802 to be played, as provideby the Odds Checker World Wide Web website (oddschecker.com). Bycomparison of the different odds displayed for the different bookmakers802 for the event “Tottenham”, the best odds 806 as shown as being “200”by the “Skybet” bookmaker. Placing a bet for the odds displayed with itslisted bookmaker, however, is not convenient. Typically, a differentaccount is needed by the online shopper in order to place a bet at eachof the different bookmakers. As odds changes and the ‘line’ is moved byeach bookmaker, different accounts must be opened by the online shopperin order to place an online bet with the bookmaker that is currentlygiving the odds that is the most advantageous to the online shopper. Itwould be an advance in the art to provide a web service for an onlineshopper to comparison shop for odds on a gaming event and make a wagerusing just one account to pay any bookmaker offering the best odds.

SUMMARY

A web service on the World Wide Web, or a closed network, provides webpages to a client executing a network browser application. The browseris operated by an online shopper to access web pages of the web serviceon which to a plurality of gaming odds for a gaming event are displayed.Each of the gaming odds for each of the gaming events is a ‘line’ (e.g.,the current odds or pointspread on a particular gaming event) that isposted by a different bookmaker. Each bookmaker is unrelated to theother bookmakers that have also have their lines posted to the webpageof the web service. Each ‘line’ is posted with a price that is assessedby the bookmaker to make a bet on the event. The webpage for the websiteallows the online shopper to make a choice of a posted line and itscorresponding price from among the gaming odds of the differentbookmakers for a gaming event. The line and price for each bookmaker isa displayed with that of the other bookmakers in a side-by-sidecomparison. The online shopper can make a selection of any displayedbookmaker's odds, and pay the corresponding the selected price for theselected odds by using a single financial account for the onlineshopper. As such the online shopper has effectively placed theirselected bet at their selected odds with their selected bookmaker attheir selected price. In a clearing and settling process, the selectedprice will be deducted from the online shopper's single financialaccount and will paid to their selected bookmaker through the webservice or agent(s) thereof for this purpose. The online shopper'saccount can be issued to the online shopper by an issuer in a paymentprocessing system as a credit, debit, prepaid, of gift account.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Implementations of the invention will become more apparent from thedetailed description set forth below when taken in conjunction with thedrawings, in which like elements bear like reference numerals.

FIGS. 1-2 show exemplary implementations of respective flow-charts todemonstrate implementations of a single account multi-bookmaker oddscomparison gaming event online wagering;

FIGS. 3-4 are examples of what can be the basis of the calculations fora recommendation made by the inventive web service to a user operating aclient that is to the user's best interest in making a wager;

FIGS. 5 a-5 b and FIGS. 6-7 show information that can be integrated intorespective competitive wagering advantage flow charts; and

FIG. 8 shows a portion of an exemplary webpage on which odds fromdifferent bookmakers are posted for gaming events to be played, whichcan be used for comparison shopping.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Implementations provide a sports and casino betting service that assistsits clients of betting at the best available odds or point spreads atthat time for any given wager, such as a sports game, a horse race, apolitical race, the occurrence of a particular event or proposition,etc. The invention, however, is not a sports book or casino, and doesnot accept or “book” wagers. Rather, the invention indirectly connectswagering customers to gaming Internet sites at which the wageringcustomers place the wagers.

In different implementations, a process or a method that are computerimplemented receives via a website facilitated by an Internet serversystem, a selection of a future gaming event. The selection will havebeen received from a web enable client having special purpose softwareor an Internet browser for displaying web page(s) service to theclient's browser by the web site being operated by a web service for theInternet service system. In response to the receipt of the selectedgaming event (i.e., a NFL football game be held on a date at a locationin the future), a retrieval is made via the website facilitated by theInternet server system of odds for the future gaming event from each ofa plurality of bookmakers and a corresponding price for each bookmakerto place a wager with the bookmaker to obtain the odds offered by thebookmaker for the future gaming event.

The website sends the retrieved odds and their corresponding prices tothe client for display on a display device in communication with theclient (i.e., a computer monitor). From these odds and correspondingprices, the client will receive a selection. The website facilitated bythe Internet server system will receive the selected odds and itscorresponding price for the selected bookmaker, as well as informationsent from the client that corresponds a financial transaction accountfrom which to obtain payment for the selected price. The financialtransaction account can also be used to conduct a wager transaction witheach of the other bookmakers that were not selected. As such, only oneaccount is needed by the online shopper to make an online wager withbookmaker offering odds deemed to be favorable after comparisonshopping.

Data is transmitted form the website data sufficient to place a wagerwith the selected bookmaker for the selected odds at the correspondingprice to be paid to the bookmaker by conducting the wager on a financialtransaction account. These data can include the selected odds andcorresponding price, the selected bookmaker, the selected gaming event,and information corresponding to the financial transaction account uponwhich a wager transaction can be conducted with each of the plurality ofbookmakers and from which payment for the selected price can beobtained. A message can be sent to and received by the client fordisplay to the online shopper, where the message confirms the placementof the wager with the selected bookmaker for the selected odds at thecorresponding price to be paid to the bookmaker from the financialtransaction account.

The Internet server system enables the web enabled client to place awager with a selected bookmaker for any of a number of different typesof wager for which odds are given by different and unrelated bookmakerseach offering different odds. The types of wagers include point spreadbets, money-line bets, parlay bets, teaser bets, futures bets, andproposition bets.

Hardware can execute software read from computer readable media to causethe hardware to enable the operation of the above described Internetserver system and website, the client, and the client's special purposesoftware functions.

In another implementation, a web service on the World Wide Web, or aclosed network, provides web pages to a client executing a networkbrowser application. The browser is operated by an online shopper toaccess web pages of the web service on which to a plurality of gamingodds for a gaming event are displayed. Each of the gaming odds for eachof the gaming events is a ‘line’ (e.g., the current odds or pointspreadon a particular gaming event) that is posted by a different bookmaker.Each bookmaker is unrelated to the other bookmakers that have also havetheir lines posted to the webpage of the web service. Each ‘line’ isposted with a price that is assessed by the bookmaker to make a bet onthe event. The webpage for the website allows the online shopper to makea choice of a posted line and its corresponding price from among thegaming odds of the different bookmakers for a gaming event. The line andprice for each bookmaker is a displayed with that of the otherbookmakers in a side-by-side comparison. The online shopper can make aselection of any displayed bookmaker's odds, and pay the correspondingthe selected price for the selected odds by using a single financialaccount for the online shopper. As such the online shopper haseffectively placed their selected bet at their selected odds with theirselected bookmaker at their selected price. In a clearing and settlingprocess, the selected price will be deducted from the online shopper'ssingle financial account and will paid to their selected bookmakerthrough the web service or agent(s) thereof for this purpose. The onlineshopper's account can be issued to the online shopper by an issuer in apayment processing system as a credit, debit, prepaid, of gift account.

Similar to other websites which provide instant comparison shopping(i.e., Expedia,

Orbits, Kayak, Select Quote, etc.), this service would allow accountholders (e.g., gamblers or wagerers) to select among a variety ofavailable wagering options in order to get the best available prices,odds, and point spreads, etc., on the team or entity of their preferencefor wagering, at any given time. To show the user the best availableprices, odds, and point spreads, etc., an inventive user interface candisplay the sports “Parlay” and “Teaser” wagers sorted by point spreads,or by payout odds. Casino applications, and not just online-gamingwebsites, can also be implemented. The invention will feature accounts,connections, or affiliations with many different Sports Book/Casinos, aswell as with many different on-line gaming website.

EXAMPLE A

A gambler wishes to bet on the Pittsburgh Steelers over the Kansas CityChiefs. The

Steelers are generally a 7 point favorite. Sports Book A has theSteelers a 7 point favorite (-7). Sports Book B also has the Steelers-7; as does Sports Book C. But, Sports Book D offers the Steelers -6.5;and, Sports Book E has the Steelers as only a 6 point favorite.

This gambler would be provided, via the inventive user interface, withthe opportunity to wager on the Steelers -6. The user interface willalso display a comparison of associated money line odds (the amount of“juice” or “vigorish” charged for each straight bet).

A wagering transfer system will determine wagering limits, will handlethe transaction of gambler offer and acceptance, and will issue aconfirmation of the wager that has been made.

EXAMPLE B

A gambler wishes to wager on the LA Lakers to win the NBA Championship.The Lakers are generally 20 to 1 to win the Championship. Sports Book Aoffers the Lakers at 20-1. Sports Books B and C also offer the Lakers atodds of 20-1 (or, one dollar to win twenty). Sports Book D has theLakers at 25 to 1. Sports Book E offers the Lakers at 30-1. Via theinventive user interface, the gambler would be directed to firstconsider wagering on the Lakers at 30-1.

EXAMPLE C

A gambler wishes to wager on boxer Joe Frazier over Muhammad Ali.Frazier is the underdog, at odds of approximately 2-1 (+200, or, onedollar to win two). Sports Book A offers Frazier at +200. B has Frazier+225. C has Frazier +250, and D is at +300. Sports Book E offers thebest available price at +325.

Via the inventive user interface, the gambler would be directed to oddsof +325 (or, $3.25 to $1).

The inventive user interface and system give the gambler the opportunityto wager at the best competitive prices available. Also, the inventiveuser interface and system are set up so that the gambler only needs toopen one (1) user account in order to have access to wager at manydifferent Sports Book/Casinos, as well as with many different on-linegaming websites. The need for only one (1) user account is due to theinventive system's numerous and different connections or affiliations.As such, a gambler can avoid opening multiple accounts. This isparticularly advantageous where the legality of opening and using awagering account, or transferring payments or funds, may not be incompliance with all applicable laws for gambling.

Various online products and tools are currently available that provideside by side price comparisons. Examples include Don Best Sports, OddsChecker, The Sports Network, Vegas Insider and Jim Feist Sports (LineTracker). But, none provide direct access to all websites and priceslisted. Without this invention, gamblers would be required to haveseparate accounts with all listed Sports Books or Casinos. The inventivesystem and user interface would eliminate that requirement, inaccordance with the disclosure provided.

In one implementation, a website directs clientele to an optionrecommended by the inventive system, where the inventive system providesthe actual services for which prices and/or odds we compared.

The above system can be applied to separate process application I-IV asfollows:

I. A US style sports gambling value maximizing concept, referenced as“EBC” herein, is demonstrated in part by FIGS. 1-2 which show exemplaryimplementations of respective flow-charts to demonstrate implementationsof the EBC function in the flow of information as follows: SystemUser→EBC→Casino/Sports Book A, B, C, D, E, Etc.→Preferred Casino/SportsBook→EBC→System User. The online shopper advantages of EBC include thatthe online shopper has the opportunity to wager at the best competitiveprices (odds, point spreads, payouts) available, and the online shopperonly needs one account to access many potential opportunities. As such,EBC users are not required to open multiple accounts and arrangemultiple fund transfers to multiple locations and jurisdictions.

II. The same consumer value maximizing process is also contemplated foruse as applied to other forms of race and sports gambling, such as . . .European and other international style race and sports wagering.

III. Other casino games, including Poker, Slots, Black Jack, etc. arealso contemplated for the inventive web service. Here, the onlineshopper would need just a single account to see and place bets with aplurality of bookmakers each displaying their respective odds and pricethereof for an event. The online shopper engages in comparison shoppingfor wagering on a casino game and an online casino. The gaming event isan online version of a casino game offered by the online casino, wherethe odds are posted for comparison shopping by the online shopper whowishes to wager on a game at a casino offering with the most favorableodds. The bet can be made by the online shopper at any of the differentonline casinos without having to be issued a different account for eachof the different online casinos.

IV. Automated Bookmaking Systems (ABS) for an automated US style sportsbookmaking system. ABS utilizes similar concepts and mathematicalformulas as EBC, only in reverse logic, for the purpose of protectingthe sports book operator, by automatically moving point spreads andmoney lines based in incoming wagers, to the next logical point spreador money line based on actual value. Formulas for both EBC and ABS willbe based on actual event result frequency over established time periods,and value for or against the consumer (for the consumer in EBC, againstthe consumer and in favor of the bookmaker in ABS).

FIGS. 3-4 are examples of what can be the basis of the calculations forthe inventive system's recommendations.

FIG: 3 Margin of Victory: NFL 2002-2006 (INCLUDING PLAYOFFS) WEEK 1 TO21: NFL MARGIN OF VICTORY. For example, in FIG. 3, almost 17% of all NFLgames over the past 5 years has ended by “3”. This is what can be usedto determine whether it is in the system user's best interest to bet onthe Cowboys -3 -130 ($130 to win 100) at Sports Book A, or, on theCowboys -3.5 Even Money ($100 to win 100) at Sports Book B.

FIG. 4 is titled “Scoring Frequency 2002-2006”: NFL 2002-2006 (INCLUDINGPLAYOFFS) WEEK 1 TO 21: NFL TOTAL POINTS SCORED

FIGS. 5 a-5 b and FIGS. 6-7 can be integrated into respectivecompetitive wagering advantage flow charts, where FIGS. 5 a-5 b depictsa “2002-2006 Point spread Summary”, FIG. 6 depicts “Buy on and offthree-2006”, and FIG. 7 depicts “Buying on and off the THREE-1996-2006”.

The steps of a method, process, or algorithm described in connectionwith the implementations disclosed herein may be embodied directly inhardware, in a software module executed by a processor, or in acombination of the two. The various steps or acts in a method or processmay be performed in the order shown, or may be performed in anotherorder. Additionally, one or more process or method steps may be omittedor one or more process or method steps may be added to the methods andprocesses. An additional step, block, or action may be added in thebeginning, end, or intervening existing elements of the methods andprocesses.

The present invention may be embodied in other specific forms withoutdeparting from its spirit or essential characteristics. The describedembodiments are to be considered in all respects only as illustrativeand not restrictive. The scope of the invention is, therefore, indicatedby the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description. Allchanges which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of theclaims are to be embraced within their scope.

1. A computer implemented method comprising: receiving, via a websitefacilitated by an Internet server system, a selection of a future gamingevent; retrieving, via the website facilitated by the Internet serversystem: odds for the future gaming event from each of a plurality ofbookmakers; and a corresponding price for each bookmaker to place awager with the bookmaker to obtain the odds offered by the bookmaker forthe future gaming event; sending, via the website facilitated by theInternet server system, the odds and its corresponding prices forrespectively placing a wager for the future gaming event that wereretrieved from each of the plurality of bookmakers; receiving, via thewebsite facilitated by the Internet server system: a selection of one ofone of the odds and corresponding price that was retrieved for placing awager for the future gaming event with one of the bookmakers; andinformation corresponding to a financial transaction account: from whichto obtain payment for the selected price; and upon which a wagertransaction can be conducted with each of the plurality of bookmakers;transmitting, via the website facilitated by the Internet server system,data sufficient to place a wager with the selected bookmaker for theselected odds at the corresponding price to be paid to the bookmaker byconducting the wager on a financial transaction account that is alsoaccepted by the other said bookmakers to similarly make correspondingwagers to obtain a wager with for the corresponding odds at thecorresponding price.
 2. The computer implemented method as defined inclaim 1, wherein transmitted data comprises: the selected odds andcorresponding price; the selected bookmaker; the selected gaming event;and information corresponding to the financial transaction account uponwhich a wager transaction can be conducted with each of the plurality ofbookmakers and from which payment for the selected price can beobtained.
 3. The computer implemented method as defined in claim 3,further comprising sending, via the website facilitated by the Internetserver system, a message confirming the placement of the wager with theselected bookmaker for the selected odds at the corresponding price tobe paid to the bookmaker from the financial transaction account.
 4. Thecomputer implemented method as defined in claim 1, wherein the placedwager with the selected bookmaker is a type of wager selected from thegroup consisting of a point spread bet, a money-line bet, a parlay bet,a teaser bet, a futures bet, and a proposition bet.
 5. A computerreadable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by theInternet server system, performs the computer implemented method ofclaim
 1. 6. A system comprising: Internet server means for receiving aselection of a future gaming event; Internet server means forretrieving: odds for the future gaming event from each of a plurality ofbookmakers; and a corresponding price for each bookmaker to place awager with the bookmaker to obtain the odds offered by the bookmaker forthe future gaming event; Internet server means for sending the odds andits corresponding prices for respectively placing a wager for the futuregaming event that were retrieved from each of the plurality ofbookmakers; Internet server means for obtaining: a selection of one ofone of the odds and corresponding price that was retrieved for placing awager for the future gaming event with one of the bookmakers; andinformation corresponding to a financial transaction account: from whichto obtain payment for the selected price; and upon which a wagertransaction can be conducted with each of the plurality of bookmakers;Internet server means for transmitting data sufficient to place a wagerwith the selected bookmaker for the selected odds at the correspondingprice to be paid to the bookmaker by conducting the wager on a financialtransaction account that is also accepted by the other said bookmakersto similarly make corresponding wagers to obtain a wager with for thecorresponding odds at the corresponding price.
 7. The system as definedin claim 6, wherein transmitted data comprises: the selected odds andcorresponding price; the selected bookmaker; the selected gaming event;and information corresponding to the financial transaction account uponwhich a wager transaction can be conducted with each of the plurality ofbookmakers and from which payment for the selected price can beobtained.
 8. The system as defined in claim 7, further comprisingInternet server means for sending a message confirming the placement ofthe wager with the selected bookmaker for the selected odds at thecorresponding price to be paid to the bookmaker from the financialtransaction account.
 9. The system as defined in claim 6, wherein theplaced wager with the selected bookmaker is a type of wager selectedfrom the group consisting of a point spread bet, a money-line bet, aparlay bet, a teaser bet, a futures bet, and a proposition bet.
 10. Acomputer readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed byone of more said Internet server means, performs the receiving, theretrieving, the sending, the obtaining, and the transmitting as definedfor the system of claim
 6. 11. A computer implemented method comprising:receiving, via a web enabled client executing a browser, a web page fordisplay on a display device in communication with the client, where theweb page is populated with a plurality of selectable future gamingevents; transmitting, via the web enabled client, a selection of onesaid future gaming event received as input to the browser; andreceiving, via the web enabled client for display on the display devicein communication with the client, a web page populated by: a pluralityof different odds for the future gaming event from each of a pluralityof bookmakers; and a corresponding price to place a wager with each saidbookmaker to obtain the odds offered by the bookmaker for the futuregaming event; transmitting via the web enabled client: a selection ofone of one of the odds and the corresponding price that was retrievedfor placing a wager for the future gaming event with one of thebookmakers; and data sufficient to place a wager with the selectedbookmaker for the selected odds at the corresponding price to be paid tothe bookmaker by conducting the wager on a financial transaction accountthat is also accepted by the other said bookmakers to similarly makecorresponding wagers to obtain a wager with for the corresponding oddsat the corresponding price.
 12. The computer implemented method asdefined in claim 11, wherein the data transmitted via the web enabledclient comprises: the selected odds and corresponding price; theselected bookmaker; the selected gaming event; and informationcorresponding to the financial transaction account upon which a wagertransaction can be conducted with each of the plurality of bookmakersand from which payment for the selected price can be obtained.
 13. Thecomputer implemented method as defined in claim 11, further comprisingreceiving, via the web enabled client for display on the display devicein communication with the client, a message confirming the placement ofthe wager with the selected bookmaker for the selected odds at thecorresponding price to be paid to the bookmaker from the financialtransaction account.
 14. The computer implemented method as defined inclaim 11, wherein the placed wager with the selected bookmaker is a typeof wager selected from the group consisting of a point spread bet, amoney-line bet, a parlay bet, a teaser bet, a futures bet, and aproposition bet.
 15. A computer readable medium comprising instructionswhich, when executed by the web enabled client, performs the computerimplemented method of claim
 11. 16. An online gaming web servicecomprising hardware and software for communications with a clientexecuting a network browser application operable by an online shopper toaccess a web page on which to a plurality of gaming odds for a gamingevent are simultaneously displayed for comparison shopping by the onlineshopper; wherein: each of the gaming odds for each of the gaming eventsis displayed as the current odds on the gaming event that are beingoffered by respectively different bookmakers; each bookmaker isunrelated to the other bookmakers that have also have their gaming oddsposted to the webpage; each of the gaming odds is posted with acorresponding price that is assessed by the bookmaker to make a bet onthe gaming event; the gaming odds and corresponding price for each saidbookmaker is a displayed on the web page with that of the otherbookmakers in a side-by-side comparison; the webpage is enable tofacilitate: a selection by the online shopper of one of the postedgaming odds and its corresponding price from among the gaming odds ofthe different bookmakers for the gaming event; payment by the onlineshopper of the corresponding selected price for the selected odds byusing a single financial account that has been issued to the onlineshopper to as to place the selected bet at their selected odds withtheir selected bookmaker at their selected price.
 17. The online gamingweb service as defined in claim 16, further comprising facilitatingpayment by the online shopper to the selected bookmaker through aclearing and settling process.
 18. The online gaming web service asdefined in claim 16, wherein, through the clearing and settling process,the selected price will be deducted from the online shopper's singlefinancial account and will paid to their selected bookmaker
 19. Theonline gaming web service as defined in claim 16, wherein, the singlefinancial account is a type of account selected from the groupconsisting of a credit account, a debit account, a prepaid account and agift account.
 20. The online gaming web service as defined in claim 16,wherein the selected bet is a type of wager selected from the groupconsisting of a point spread bet, a money-line bet, a parlay bet, ateaser bet, a futures bet, and a proposition bet.